Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-06-23
IN GENERAL.

gan, SNOW tnN OF tno " pefhohb WI
GARD only ~ arc known TO be saved.
A misplaced switch caused an engine 10
ollide with n passenger train at Chicago |
unday. The engineer was severely |
INJURED and an unknown iaborer was
Tiled.
The village OF Washburn, Woodford
ounty, ILL.,, was destroyed by FIRE on Bat
friday morning. The loss is estimated at
300, 900; insurance, $40, 900. Incendiarism
9 suspected.
A severe storm prevailed In the Wyom-
ing Valley Sunday afternoon. Rain
md hail fell in sheets, and q large frame
iwelling in Wilkesbarre was demolished
~ the wind.
William WingaTd, 16-years-old, shot
md killed his stepfather, Edward r.
in Savannah, Sunday. His
mother had complained that her husband
treated her cruelty.
Sidney Soule, bookkeeper for 4. d.
Preston Il Co., Of Chicago, has been ar
rested on the charge Of embezzling from
his employers. He was addicted to the
bucket shop gambling.
Iu6 TbIIllhnb Vi heutuCh1 n lhlnoub
sculptor, Joel 4. Hart, brought home
from Florence, Italy, by a commissioner
appointed by the legislature q year ago,
were Sunday inferred in the cemetery
at Frankford, with impressive ceremonies.
Tho new Packer Memorial Church, the
gift of Mrs. Mary Packer Cummings TO
Lehigh university, at Bethlehem, Pa,
was used Sunday for service for tho
first time. Bishop Rulison preached the
baccalRureate sermon there. The struot-
ure cost 100000.
Tho Robert E. Lee Camp of Oonfede-
rate Veterans, who took part in the
Bunker Hill celebration nj Boston, broke
ranks in that city on Sunday About 25
of them were in New York Monday, and
were entertained by Steinway and Oam-
eron Posts of the Grand Army Of the
Republic.
Winfield Scott, nephew OF the famous
General Winfield Scott, and. leader In
Virginia society, was dangerously stabbed
in the neck and body by a gambler
named Loyy, in house Of vile repute In
Il chmond, on Sunday night. Levy was
beating the proprietress of the den, and
Scott interfered in her behalf.
Major Samuel Harper, Department
Commander of the Grandy Army OF the
Republic of Pennsylvania, has issued IN
order requesting the posts throughout
that department to celebrate tho coming
Fourth Of July in an old time manner, the
ceremonies to include the running up Of
the Stars and Stripes, firing of national
salute and the reading of the Declaration
Of Independence.
The Berks county commissioners met
Monday in Reading and investigated tho
charges that last years tax collectors had
retained abont $4,000 Of the taxes O
1856, and had put the money ont ut inte.
rest for the benefit OF themselves. The
commissioners found the amount TO be
abont $4O, 900, and they notified the dere.
lict collectors to settle within 20 davs n,
tnvIr 'oundsmen would 'pe sued.
The Mount Vernon estAte. whore m,
remains Of Washington are entombed
has been enlarged by the purchase Of 33i
acres OF land on the northern side of thu
Old Washington mansion. The purchas,
Is due to the generosity of Jay Gould
who was recently informed by the super
intendent that the tract was much needed
TO protect the property from eneroaoh
ment. The price paid Is not known.
| The treasury department decides tina
no relief can be afforded in cases wher,
imports have been entered on affidavit
and statement (pro forma inyoicesl il
the absence OF consular invoice ant
where the value in the invoice. after
wards produced in less than that fount
ny me appraisers ON the entry. Seyera
applications for refund of duties paid OF
the difference in su0h cases have beer
denied.
The travelling freight agent of the GuIf
Colorado IL Santa Fe railroad. inst Va
turned TO Dallas, Texas, from the WOO
districts OF the west, says the Aheep arc /,
nne condition on account of nm unusualI,
favorable winter and that the ayerap
yield was from z to . pounds. Speakin,
OF wool centres he says: San Angelo viii
handle ] 1850, 900 pounds of wool Lam
pasas, 1900, 900; Brentwood and Ballin
ger, about 900, 600 each. Colorado wil
handle about 4 900, 600.
| The committee having in charge Nh
erection OF monument to the traeedian
John Mccullough, in Mount Morial
cemetery, near Philadelphia, visited New
port, Rhode Island, Monday, TO mas
Judgment on the bust Of Mo0ullonvn !,
the character of "Yirginius," eSeeute,
by W. Clark Noble for the Inonnmant
The committee expressed themselves d.
lighted with the work. The scplnto
had no mask of the deceased actor In
only photographs 10 guide him In III
task. - VI
A stage coach which makes tho da;,,
trlpa from Ballain, 81. Louls county. Mo
70 barretta station, ON the Missour
racine road, waH robbed Sunday after
noon by several masked men. The coa,,l
was returning from Barrett's with is pas
sengers, when tho robbers, with draw,
feVoiVers and their faces masked. stonno,
the vehicle in the midst OF thick under
nrush, and robbed the passengeys n
ABOUT $3.50. II is estimated that Re ,,os
sengers carried $2,5OO in cash and v an,
abies, and there il no explanation az ~
smallness of the haul. v vi
The celebration of the paty;o,;o Ma
OF Sons OF America at Valley Force =,
saturday, was participated in bv 5earI,
iO,OW people. A business mertin1, No.
held at which Henry J. Stager nras;d n.y.,
and addresses were madeby 9lona.os',,''S.
Brumm and others. A national 1891 s,iai' =
81 guns was fired, and the nrosran,, use !, .
GUIDED the singing of patriotic hvmn
anu anthems by chorus OF 100 voices
Exni6l1ion diills were also given, Ther
were aO bands of music ON the pronnJ S
congress Wlll be asked for an apnronr;a
''oh 70 make the ground national narI
4 a great organized labor demonstrate,
was heid IN Springfield, Ohio, on aat,..
Gay, under the auspices of histr;ot ~
semoly i7S, knights of Labor +, ~ M NJ
.hat FULLY 10000 Waiting KNIGHTS 20 u 1a,.
present from all parts Of Ohio bos,Sa'
many members of the organization H,',
'hraue az noon was a mile ana a -,
loh8, and $500 knights were in Hna A'i,
mover feature Of the parade was = dsI,,..
.loh oi,the Hannah Powderlv Asuas,Sf..
OF cincinnati, numbering 4l1 'I ~ y;
nationo, s o, chairman Of IN
Kn;nhta illustrative committee of IN,
ohis n s.s Of Labor, and J. NJ. Plummar
40 o ot sla.e organizer, made addresses i,
a, general term Of the supreme oorr
- sne District of Columbia MonSa our
tS ooisioh was rendered in a case inyoIs;,,,
Wy Ilght OF policeman to arraat ,,';.Il
Tu' warrant, person Suspected ~ ~,
lhroeny OF SIG. The conri baiS a. ~ WI
arrest - justifiable without 4 ,s a@. ~ =,
,n nVn felony has been committed AM
~ ma; so oiiicer would be justified in nctine
Iaraa.. orihauon in relation thereto pati,
h aueny Is ut common law felony hnt !,
~ S I peen made punishable in Inc his,r;a,
ma oolumbia by imprisonment in 4 ;a N
Ian;., ~ prescribing that punishment ~
| soSisihture removed IL from an 49,. W,